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GALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin OCTOBER 21 – 25, 2019 WORDS OF THE WEEK: UNITED NATIONS DAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019 United Nations Day. United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the United Nations Charter coming into force in 1945 and celebrates the work of this organization. United Nations Day annually falls on October 24. World Development Information Day. The United
» Read moreGALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin OCTOBER 7 – 11, 2019 WORDS OF THE WEEK: LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE (October 17, 1989) It has been 30 years since the LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE (6.9 magnitude on the Richter Scale), hitting at 5:04pm, just 31 minutes before the start of Game #3 of the World Series at Candlestick Park between the Oakland A’s
» Read moreGALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin OCTOBER 7 – 11, 2019 WORDS OF THE WEEK: EARTHQUAKE Did you feel the Earthquake? In case anyone missed it,we had an EARTHQUAKE on Saturday morning at 8:41am, measuring 3.5 magnitude, and it was a BIG JOLT! The earthquake was centered about 4 ½ miles off the San Mateo County Coast, close to Colma. The
» Read moreGALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 4,2019 WORDS OF THE WEEK: LET’S DO LUNCH AT SCHOOL: Some School Lunch History Kids used to go home for lunch until charities and women’s groups started selling hot lunches at schools. The first ones were a bargain. In 1908 Manhattan students paid three cents for pea soup or rice pudding
» Read moreGALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin SEPTEMBER 23 – 27, 2019 WORD OF THE WEEK: FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN: Monday, September 23, 2019 Autumn, also known as fall in North American English, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September or March, when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and
» Read moreGALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin SEPTEMBER 16 – 20, 2019 WORDS OF THE WEEK: CONSTITUTION AND CITIZENSHIP DAY – SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 Constitution Day September 17th is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787
» Read moreGALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin SEPTEMBER 9 – 13, 2019 WORD OF THE WEEK: PATRIOT DAY AND NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE – September 11 On Wednesday, September 11, 2019, Americans will commemorate the 18th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in modern US history. … In addition to
» Read moreGALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin SEPTEMBER 3 – 6, 2019 WORD OF THE WEEK: VJ DAY – September 2, 1945 Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. As the final official surrender of Japan was accepted aboard the battleship
» Read moreGALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin AUGUST 26 – 30, 2019 WORD OF THE WEEK: LABOR DAY Labor Day in the United States of America is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the development, growth, endurance, strength, security, prosperity, productivity, laws, sustainability, persistence,
» Read moreGALILEO ACADEMY Weekly Bulletin AUGUST 19 – 23, 2019 WORD OF THE WEEK: WELCOME: Received gladly into one’s presence or companionship, as in “Welcome to Galileo!” Giving pleasure : received with gladness or delight especially in response to a need, as in “Welcome to Galileo!” Willingly permitted or admitted, as in “Welcome to Galileo!” STUDENTS FIRST DAY OF
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